visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
main shrine; inner sanctuary
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
whichever one chooses; either way
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
truancy; school non-attendance
very much; exceedingly; extremely
normalcy; normality; normal
monetary offering; offertory
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
way one walks; one's walk
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to soften; to moderate; to relieve